Daphne Guinness

Biography

Daphne Diana Joan Susanna Guinness (born 9 November 1967) is an English fashion designer, socialite, actress, film producer, and musician.

Guinness has been a fashion model, a curator, and a fashion writer. Christian Allaire of Vogue referred to her as a "street style icon, producer, musician, and muse of Alexander McQueen and Karl Lagerfeld".

Guinness has been described as a "performance artist" by The New York Times for her use of and experimentation with fashion. She has appeared on the covers of multiple international editions of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Tatler, Zoo Magazine, and other fashion magazines.

In 2004, she was brought on as a fashion consultant for Gucci by François-Henri Pinault.

Following the 2007 death of magazine editor Isabella Blow, Guinness purchased Blow's entire fashion collection, months before it was scheduled to be auctioned by Christie's in 2010. In 2014, Guinness exhibited more than 100 pieces of Blow's collection at Somerset House.

In 2009, she created a scent named Daphne for Comme des Garçons. Guinness collaborated with NARS Cosmetics as the model for the fall 2010 campaign, which included an eyeshadow named after her. In 2011, she released a 21-product makeup line with MAC Cosmetics that included blushes, lipsticks, and nail polishes.